PEAKS. 



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A delicious pear ; ripe in the middle and end of October, but soon 

 decays at the core. The tree is hardy, and an excellent bearer. 

 I received this in 1846 from M. LefSvre, of Mortefontaine, near Paris. 



BEUERE LEON LECLERC— Fruit, medium sized; obovate. 

 Skin, smooth, of a lemon-yellow colour, having a tinge of red on one 

 side, and covered with numerous large russet specks. Eye, very large 

 and open, set in a narrow and deep basin. Stalk, an inch long, in- 

 serted in an uneven and rather deep cavity. Flesh, white, melting, 

 and juicy, sweet and well flavoured, but without any particular aroma. 



Ripe in the end of October. 



Beurre de LuQon. See Beurre Oris d'Hiver. 

 Beurre Lucratif. See Fondante d'Automne. 



BEURRE LUIZET. — Fruit, large, three inches and three-quarters 

 long, and two inches and a half wide ; pyriform. Skin, pale yellow, 

 dotted with russet dots. Eye, open. Stalk, very long, stout, and 

 woody, obliquely inserted on the apex of the fruit. Flesh, tender, but- 

 tery, melting, juicy, and sweet, but with a thin watery juice. 



An inferior pear, ripe in October. 



Beurre Magnifique. See Beurri Diel. 

 Beurre de MaHnes. See Winter Nelis. 



BEURRE DE MONS. — Fruit, small, two inches in diameter; 

 roundish ovate, even in its outline. Skin, green at first, changing to 

 clear yellow, or greenish yellow, and much streaked with long broken 

 streaks of bright crimson on the side next the sun, and where fully ex- 

 posed they form a red cheek. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a 

 small round cavity. Eye, rather large, quite open, not depressed. 

 Flesh, yellow, crisp, very juicy, with a rich sweetness. 



An excellent early pear, which ripens in the end of August, and 

 which does not decay at the core, but remains a good solid fruit. 



I do not know the origin of this fruit. I received it from Mr. Eivers, of Saw- 

 bridgeworth, in 1863. 



BEURRE MENAND. — Fruit, large; long obovate. Skin, pale 

 lemon-yellow. Eye, open. Stalk, an inch long, very stout. Flesh, 

 tender, buttery, and melting, very juicy, and very briskly flavoured. 



A second-rate pear, ripe in October. 



Beurre de Merode. See Doyenne Bomsoch. 



BEURRE MILLET. — Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a 

 quarter wide and two inches and a half high ; obovate. Skin, dark 

 grass green, very much covered with clouds and mottles of thin, dirty 

 ash brown russet. Eye, very small, deeply sunk. Stalk, half an inch 

 long, stout. Flesh, greenish for a considerable depth under the skin, 

 melting, tender, very juicy, and with a sweet, thin watery juice. 



An inferior pear, ripe in October. 



